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"Travels in India, 



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At length the Sentinel that ftood at the entry of the Tent where the Gover- 

 nour and Merchants were, fhot him through the body, ib that he fell down 

 dead. Immediately all the other Faquirs dnd Mahometans that were upon the 

 place took up the body and buried it : and at the end of fifteen days they put 

 him up a fair Monument. Every year the Enghjh and Hollanders ptill it down; 

 but when they are gone, the Faquirs fet it up again, and plant Banners over 

 it 5 nay fome there are that perform their devotions to it. 



But to return to the Bantam Faquir. That Villain lying, as I faid, behind the 

 Pales, as my Brother and I, and the Dutch Chirurgeon came toward him, all 

 three a-breaft, thruft his Pike between the Pales, thinking to have ftab'd it into 

 one of our breafts. The Dutch man being next the River, and fomewhac be- 

 fore the reft, the head of his Pike ran into his Breeches ; whereupon we both 

 laid hold of the Staff. But my Brother being next the Pales, prelently leap'd 

 over , and ran the Faquir thorough. Whereupon feveral Chinefes, and other 

 Idolaters , came and gave my Brother thanks for killing him. After that 

 we waited upon the King, and told him what my Brother had done ; who 

 was fb far from being dilpleas'd, that he gave my Brother a Girdle. For the 

 King and his Governours are glad when thofe Rogues are flain, knowing them 

 to be Delperado's, not fit to live. 



The next day, coming to take my leave of the EngUJh Prefidcnt, he ftiew'd 

 me two ftrings of Diamonds, and two Services of Silver, which came from 

 England. He would have fold them all, but I only bought one of the ftrings of 

 Diamonds, the other being foul ; and for the Silver, I would have bought it, 

 had they coin'd Silver in Batavia, as they were wont to do. Formerly the Hol- 

 landers coin'd Reals, Half-Reals, and Quarter- Reals, bearing on the one fide 

 the ftamp of a Ship, on the other V, O, C, like a Character, as in the Figure^ 

 fignifying in Dutch, V n Osi Indian Compagnie, for the Eaft Indian Company. 

 Which they did for the fake of the Chinefes, who loving Silver better than 

 Gold, carri'd away all the Silver that was coin'd at Batavia, at good rates. 

 But length they left it off 3 finding fo few people that made ufe of Silver, 



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